Reds given huge boost before Bilbao trip

Ruben Amorim's men trained in front of the cameras at Carrington on Wednesday morning and will fly out to Bilbao later in the day.

It was great to see Amad participate with the group, while Matthijs de Ligt was also present.

The Dutchman hasn't featured since the defeat at Nottingham Forest on 1 April, missing both legs of the famous quarter-final victory over Lyon.

Amad was also absent for the two games with the French side, as well as the Real Sociedad ties in the previous round, after suffering an ankle injury in February.

It remains to be seen whether the returning pair will travel to Spain and be involved for United at San Mames – we’ll announce the travelling squad for the flight this afternoon.

Amorim could provide further insight when he sits down, alongside Manuel Ugarte, for the pre-match press conference at the Basques’ stadium this evening.

The media briefing is expected to get under way from 18:00 BST and, as usual, we’ll have the breaking news and video for you across our platforms.

Toby Collyer was seen doing individual training with a coach, before the main 28-man group emerged.

Lisandro Martinez and Joshua Zirkzee are out for the season, while Diogo Dalot missed Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth with a calf injury.

Luke Shaw completed the full 90 minutes at the Vitality Stadium – the first time he had done so for the Reds in over a year.

Chido Obi took part in Wednesday’s session but cannot be involved in Bilbao as he is ineligible.

TRAINING SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Bayindir, Harrison, Heaton, Mee, Onana.

Defenders: Amass, De Ligt, Dorgu, Evans, Fredricson, Kamason, Lindelof, Maguire, Mantato, Mazraoui, Shaw, Yoro.

Midfielders: Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Kone, Mainoo, Mount, Ugarte.

Forwards: Amad, Garnacho, Hojlund, Obi.